What Is Normal?

I went to see a nutritionalist recently, which was a very enlightening experience. I personally believe that our diets are a very important factor in our lives. I am not too sure about the old statement “you are what you eat” but diet does have a big bearing in how you feel on a day today basis.
This column is not about diet so I wont go into the details from my visit to the nutritionalist. However one of the things that she did say was, that a large section of our society do have very poor diets.
This is a generalisation but a lot of people work all day, probably snack on poor food. They then go home and have their tea, which might be a good healthy meal. They then have a few beers or glasses of wine in the evening; go to bed and wake up feeling tired, lethargic and with no energy. These feelings may last for the first few hours of the day. I am sure we have all gone into work and said to our colleagues, “I’m feeling a bit tired or rough today, I drank too much last night”
The worrying thing for me is that for a large section of society this is happening on a very regular basis. The point the nutritionalist was making is that this behaviour is normal for lots of people. For most people this is just normality, to wake up feeling a bit rough, tired, lethargic and with very low energy levels is normal.
I would take this even further a large section of our society get up every morning and go and do a job that they don’t like or are even in a relationship that they don’t like and this is their normality.
Most people don’t even realise that they can change; this doesn’t have to be the norm.
Now I am not saying here that people should start leaving their jobs or their partners for that matter. However if you are not happy then you don’t have to accept it as your normality, you can change. One of the easiest ways to start this change process is through your diet (its not easy but easier), Ghandi said people want to change the world but they cant even change themselves.
Here is a little test for you, it’s obviously your choice as to whether you do it or not. Just for a few days don’t have a drink and also eat healthily. There are big debates about what is a healthy diet but most of us have a rough idea about what are good and bad foods.
The second part of the test requires you to change your perception. Every time you turn on the TV you are bombarded with bad news, death, destruction, the economy, abuse etc, etc.
Why not start your days with the gratitude sheet? So instead of focusing on things like the bad things in life and all its negativity (the media love this) Why not focus on the good things in life and instead of looking at what you don’t have, why not concentrate on what you do have?

Gratitude sheet
List at least two things that you are grateful for in your life in these areas-no matter how big or small.
My Health
My relationships
My Finances
My Career

Do this exercise every day.
Until next time focus on being positive
Warm Regards
Tony Somers